Reconstruction:Proto-North Halmahera/aker

This Proto-North Halmahera entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-North Halmahera

Etymology

Often compared with Proto-Sangiric *ake ("water").

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a.ker]

Noun

*aker

1. water

Descendants

• Core-Halmaheran
  • Ternate-Tidore
    • Ternate: ake
    • Tidore: ake
  • Northeast Halmaheran
    • Galela: ake
    • Loloda: akere
    • Modole: a'ele
    • Pagu: akel
    • Tabaru: 'akere
    • Tobelo: akere

References

• Gary Holton, Marian Klamer (2018) The Papuan languages of East Nusantara and the Bird's Head‎^[1]